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Calzone di Ricotta – Sweet Ricotta Easter Cake

Traditional during Easter and Christmas. It’s such a delicate, nicely sweetened cake and the fresh ricotta and sambuca is what makes it! Enjoy 😉 Recipe below ⬇️

Ingredients
700g fresh ricotta
8 large eggs
3/4 granulated sugar
1 lemon, zest
1/4 cup Sambuca or Limoncello (in Bari Sambuca is traditionally used)

**to a mixing bowl add in your eggs and beat with hand held mixer. Begin adding in sugar while continuing to mix about 2/3 minutes.
**add in ricotta and beat again another 1-2 minutes.
**add in lemon zest and sambuca last and using a spoon mix
**line a rectangular or 12″ inch springform pan with parchment paper making sure it fully covers the baking pan for easy removing .
**bake at 350* F center rack for 1 hour. (You made need 10min more depending on thickness and your oven) Check edges to see if nice and golden. Center will be slightly wobbly but it will settle while cooling.
**remove from oven and let cool fully. best is overnight or if you make in morning cut in evening. Cake needs to settle or it will break and it will be slightly wet/moist and that’s perfect.
**sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving and enjoy 😉

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